Community votes on new trust features, we build them.

The complete list, idea submission field, and voting mechanism, can be found here: http://www.airbnb.com/safety#feedback. Look forward to seeing your submissions. -Joe

Interesting that the image is of a user called Emma J, smiling and saluting to the camera. Is the implication that this is /the/ EJ?

Just a random name choice?

Random. I swapped out the image on the blog post so there is no confusion.

From a purely technical perspective, how do you build a voting mechanism like this? What common tools/languages are involved?

Disclaimer: I'm a student trying to learn front-end interactive design.

A worthwhile community-driven initiative.

However, it's notable that the community's two most popular requests – mandatory photos, and repercussion-free refusal-to-rent-for-any-reason – would each be arguably illegal for traditional landlords due to antidiscrimination rules. AirBnb may filter out the meth-heads only to have an equally-costly parade of federal regulators and attorneys-general show up.

Great! I love amateur-designed security protocols!